


Student internships are an important part of many vocational, college and university programs. While working in a practice setting, interns explore and gain new competencies in addition to enriching or applying the skills and knowledge they already possess.
In Québec, a range of internships exists. For example, depending on their program of study, students may participate in internships involving observation, gaining and developing knowledge or applying their skills. The internships may take place in the public service, private companies, community organizations or business/training schools, and may last from a few days to several months.
The Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur has spearheaded a major project designed to develop a detailed status report on the situation and respond to the concerns expressed by the stakeholders.
The proposed scenarios stem from the work undertaken by the Ministère. They are designed to respond to issues related to student retention and student success, accessibility to studies and the quality of the student intern experience.
The solutions take into account the concerns expressed by the Ministère’s partners, including student associations, educational institutions, labour market stakeholders and other government departments involved with internships.
The Ministère will prepare a guide intended for educational institutions to improve the student intern experience.
The standards established in this guide focus mainly on:
The guide will come with tools designed to support internship workplaces and educational institutions.
This guide will be prepared in consultation with the various partners affected by the question of internships, including student associations.
In accordance with the provisions of the Regulation respecting financial assistance for education expenses, an increase in the allowable expenses for students who are doing an internship is slated:
Under the Loans and Bursaries Program, scholarship income for the purposes of calculating the student’s contribution taken into account when calculating the amount of financial assistance awarded to them comprises 100% of the amounts in excess of $5 000 received by the student as scholarships. The exemption level for scholarship income is slated to be raised from $5 000 to $7 500.
A new bursary program to support interns in certain training programs in education, health and social services will be created. It will be aimed at encouraging future graduates to pursue their studies and succeed and will thus contribute to the educational success of students or the physical and mental health of the population. This bursary program will be available to just over 17 000 interns and will include the Future Teachers Appreciation Program.
Vocational training
Technical training
University training
Aide financière aux études administer the program and information on the program is available on its website.
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